ABSTRAK
Tesis ini membahas mengenai Peran Japanese Consumer Cooperative Union(JCCU) dalam melindungi konsumen dan bahaya keamanan pangan di JepangConsumer group dan Japanese consumer Cooperative merupakan pelopor dangerakan keamanan pangan dan produk orgarnk di Jepang Hal mi disebabkanmaraknya penggunaan bahan bahan kimia pertarnan dan tambahan bahanmakanan seperti pemanis pengawet dan sebagainya Pengggunaan bahan bahankimia pertanian dan tambahan pangan sebagai akibat dan pertumbuhan ekonomiJepang pasca Perang Dunia II Jenis penehtian im adalah penehtian kuahtatifdengan menggunakan metode anahsis desknptif Data yang digunakan mehputidata primer melalui wawancara (e-mail) dengan pihak JCCU dan sekunder yangdiperoleh dan buku jurnal artikel newsletter dan website yang berkaitan denganpenehtian mi Hasil penelitian menunjukkan peran JCCU dalam keamanan pangandi Jepang yaitu menyediakan produk pangan yang aman dikonsumsi melaluisistem sanchoku dan pemenksaan laboratonum keamanan pangan membenkaninformasi seputar keamanan pangan, berkontribusi pada peraturan pernenntahJepang terkait keamanan pangan serta ikut berperan dalam menangarn kasuskasus keamanan pangan di Jepang.

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ABSTRACT
This thesis discussed about the role of Japanese Consumer Cooperative Union(JCCU) that protect consumers from food safety hazards in Japan Consumergroup and Japanese consumer cooperative were the pioneer in organic product andfood safety movement in Japan The movement of food safety emergenced due tothe rise of using agricultural chemicals and food additive like sweetenerspreservatives etc The miss used of agricultural chemicals and food additive wasthe impact of growth of Japanese economy after War World II most foodsmamfacturer used mass production method without consider of food safety Theresearch of this thesis is appliying on qualitative and used descriptive analysismethod The analysis data of this research consist of primary data throughinterviews with JCCU (e mail) On the other hand this research also used booksjournals articles newsletters and websites for the analysis From the end resultsof this thesis showed the role of JCCU not only safe guard the food in Japan andalso provide safe food products consumed through sanchoku system and foodsafety laboratory tests providing information regarding food safety JCCU wasalso able to contribut to the Japanese government to establish the regulations andhandling food safety cases in Japan.